Adhering means for fabric sheets



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ADHERING MEANS FOR FABRIC SHEETS Filed Feb.. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 )FTIR III \II [h H! IH M lh I" III HI ll l l (I H U 'INVENTORS Sept. 22, 1959 z, smo ov ETAL 2,904,917

ADHERING MEANS FOR FABRIC SHEETS Filed Feb. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 HTTURNE'Y uw'wmvpw m United States Patent 2,904,917 ADHERING MEANS FOR FABRIC SHEETS Zvi Sidorov, Valley Stream, and Michel Sidorow, Lynbrook, N.Y.

Application February 14, 1956, Serial No. 565,431 1 Claim. (Cl. 41-10) This invention relates to tapes and, more particularly, to gummed tapes for use in adhering flexible home furnishing devices to supporting surfaces.

Shelf covers, curtains, drapes and similar flexible fabric and plastic home furnishings are ordinarily secured to their supporting surfaces by fastening members such as tacks and nails which mar the supporting surfaces, are often unavailable when needed, get lost easily and when applied are unsightly in appearance.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a tape which is adapted to be readily applied to such flexible devices and which is capable of adhering to a supporting surface for supporting the device there- Another object of the present invention is to provide a supporting tape having adhesive on one surface thereof in a protected condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a protected gummed tape with means to facilitate fastening same to a flexible article.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a gummed tape with readily peelable means for protecting the gummed surface thereof.

It is also proposed to produce a gummed supporting tape which is simple in construction and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front face view of a fragment of a tape length embodying one form of the invention, showing the protective strip peeled off of one end thereof.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view of a cover for a shelf with the tape of Fig. 1 applied thereto, showing the protective strip peeled off of one end of the tape.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the plane of the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a front face view of a fragment of a tape embodying a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the plane of the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary rear view of a shelf drape with a tape of Fig. 7 applied thereto.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the plane of the line 1010 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a front view of Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary rear face view of a shelf curtain with a tape of Fig. 1 applied thereto.

Fig. 13 is a front view of Fig. 12.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a tape embodying 2,994,917 Patented Sept. 22, 1959 the first form of the invention is shown in Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive. This tape includes an elongated strip 15 of suitable flexible, opaque material, such as fabric and paper which can be fabricated at a reasonable cost. One face of the strip is coated with a gum or suitable adhesive 16 over the entire area thereof. A thermoplastic adhesive or an adhesive sensitive to pressure may be used with satisfactory results.

According to the invention, there is provided means on the strip for mechanically applying the tape to a flexible article of household use, such as covers and decorative pieces for shelving. For this purpose, elongated strips 17 of suitable thin, flexible plastic material, which may be opaque, transparent or translucent, are superposed along their long edges on the longitudinal edges of the strip 15 and adhesively secured thereto in a manner such that the greater portion of the strips 17 extend laterally of the strip 15 to provide areas to receive stitching for fastening the tape to a flexible article.

In order to protect the gurnrned surface of the tape before the tape is ready for use, we provide a second thin strip 18 of suitable flexible material such as a plastic material, with a glossy surface so as to permit it to be readily peeled off of the adhesive surface. The strip 18 is preferably of a color contrasting to the color of the strip 15 so that it can be readily identified when it is desired to peel it oif of the strip 15 and so as to enhance the appearance of the tape.

In Fig. 4, the tape 15 of Fig. 1 is shown applied to a shelf cover 19 which is formed of an elongated body of flexible plastic material but which may be made of fabric or any other suitable flexible material. The body is formed with shirred long edges. In applying the tape to the shelf cover, the tape is superposed on the surface of the cover and fastened in position by rows of stitches 20 threaded through the laterally projecting portions of the attaching strips 17 and through the material of the curtain cover, with the adhesive surface of the tape facing outwardly. In order to fasten the shelf cover 19 to a shelf or other supporting surface, the protective strip 18 is first peeled off of the strip 15, thereby exposing the adhesive surface 16 between the inner longitudinal edges of the attaching strips 17. The exposed adhesive surface 16 is then positioned along the edge of the shelf or on the upper surface thereof and finally pressed thereagainst whereby the tape will adhere to the surface of the shelf and hold the shelf cover in position on the shelf as will be understood.

A cross-sectional view of the tape associated with the shelf cover 19 is shown in Fig. 5 greatly enlarged. It will be seen from Fig. 5 that the strips 17 are adhesively secured to the longitudinal edges of the supporting strip 15 and provide a suitable connection between the shelf cover 19 and the supporting strip 15, yet leave suflicient area of gummed surface 16 to permit the strip 15 to be adhesively secured to any suitable supporting surface, such as a shelf in a home. The tape is capable of flexing transversely and longitudinally, permitting it to conform readily to the shape of the supporting surface.

A modified form of supporting tape is shown in Fig. 7 comprising an elongated strip 15' of suitable flexible material such as the material composing the strip 15 of the form of invention of Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive. The face of the strip 15 is coated with a suitable adhesive as indicated at 16' over its entire area. The strip 15' is narrower than the strip 15 and the coated surface thereof is covered along one longitudinal edge thereof for its entire length with a narrow strip 22, the outer edge of the strip 22 being aligned with the outer edge of the longitudinal edge of strip 15' covered thereby. The strip 22 is formed of the same plastic material as the strip 17 of the form of Fig. 1. Another comparatively wide strip 23-023 thesame. peelable. material as the strip 18 covers the remaining area of the coated surface, 16' of the. strip for its entire length. The outermost long edge of the strip 22 is in alignment with the adjacent edge of the strip-15., and'the adjacentlongitudinal: edges of; the strips- 22. and 23 are in. overlapping relation; with; the-edge of thestrip 23. being outermost; the overlap: being sufiieient to permitit to-be. grasped. by the=fingers ofv the. user preparatory to peeling; strip; 23 off of the. coated surface. The strips 22. and 23' are preferably. of: the same color but contrasting. to the. color of. the. strip 15.

In Fig, 9, the'form of tape ofFig. 7'is shown applied to a'drape 30-for a shelf in a home. The. tape. is. preferably. applied to the drape by superposingiitz over. one. longitudinal end thereof, With the narrowstrip:22 outermost. and with the outermost longitudinal edges. ofthe. drape and tape in peripheral; alignment. The tape is. then: sewedonto the drape by a row of stitching 31: threaded through the narrow strip'22. and through. the. material of the drape. After; the tape is. thus. applied. to the drape, inorder to fasten the drape. to ashelf or; the like, the wide protective strip 23ris-peeled off, the. unattached overlapping edge thereof readily permitting the. grasping, thereof for this operation, and-thev exposed coatedsurface 16' of the strip 15' pressed against the supporting. surface of. the shelf or the like. for adhering. the drape to said surface.

In Fig. 12, the form of tape of Fig. 1' isshownappliedto an elongated curtain 33 having, a shirred or. gathered end portion 34 used for decorating shelves and concealing articles supported thereon. In use,v on. this.

type of curtain,- the tape is applied along the shirred end portion 34.ofthe curtain, with the adjacent, long. edges.

of the curtain and tape in peripheral alignment. 'Iihe tape is secured to the curtain by rows ofstitching. 35'- and- 36 threaded through the attaching strips 17.-'a11d through the material of the shirred end-portion. 34. of the curtain. The protective strip 18' is shown in pro.-

4? tective position and must be peeled old? in order to adhesively. secure the curtain. to a shelfsurface orother supporting surface.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made Withhrthe scope of the invention as defined in. the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new, and" desirertw secure by United) States Letters Patent is:

A shelf cover, comprising a: sheet. of: fabric. material having shirred margins and a central unshirred section disposed betweemthe-shirredmargins, a tape juxtaposed to and along said unshirred section, said tape having an outer side covered with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a pair of strips of fabric adhering to said outer side of the tape: along the. adhesive edgesthereof; said strips extending beyond the edges of the tape andlbeingstitched to said shirred marginsat'opposite. edges ofthecentr-al section, said-outer side of the tapebeing sufliciently-wide toengageonanedge of a shelf, and aflexiblestrip of materialidisposedlon" the exposed side of thetape'fabrie' and held 'bythe adhesive thereon,- said fiexible'stripbeing peelablefromsaid exposed side of thetapeto'-exposesaid adhesive for: attachment of the sheet tosaid' edge o-fl the shelf;

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